April 1, 2011—Bob Holm, Principal with HDR Architecture, and Kemp Harr discuss Holm's recent healthcare office building project in Omaha that won a Powerbond award from Tandus. Listen to the interview to hear Bob talk about his preference to use carpet--especially in pediatric healthcare environments.
March 31, 2011—Tyrone Johnson, Amtico's North American President, and Kemp Harr discuss Amtico's decision to drop its Stratica non-PVC line of resilient flooring. As you will hear in the interview, Amtico developed this product in 1998 to satisfy the need for specifiers who were concerned about using PVC based flooring, but today demand does not warrant the continued offering of the product. Listen to the interview to hear Tyrone give more details and also talk about current market conditions.
March 30, 2011—Charlie Monroe, president and chairman of Card-Monroe, discusses the new book, Tufting Legacies, which talks about the history of the carpet industry from the standpoint of the machinery that made carpet available to the masses. Listen to the interview to find out more about the inventors of the technology and how it played a key role in making Dalton, Georgia the carpet capital.
March 29, 2011—Dan Frierson, Chairman of The Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Dixie's year end results and current market conditions. Listen to the interview to hear more about where Dixie is finding business today and what sets the company apart.
March 25, 2011—Ed Duncan, VP Marketing for Mannington Mills, and Kemp Harr discuss the success of the Mannington Makes Noise initiative, which promotes American manufacturing. Listen to the interview to hear more details about this campaign and also hear Ed discuss current flooring market conditions.
March 23, 2011—Ron Dunn, Co-President with Alliance Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the annual Alliance Flooring Convention held last week in Orlando. Listen to the interview to hear more about the tone of their members, the highlights of their meeting, details around their cleaning and maintenance program and their new website.
March 22, 2011—Sean Cilona, Director of Marketing with Florida Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss Florida Tile's new products introduced at Coverings 2011. Listen to the interview to hear more about how they achieve these new visuals and also learn more about Florida Tile's new programs for 2011.
March 21, 2011—Hector Narvaez, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at American Marazzi, and Kemp Harr discuss Marazzi's new product introductions and growth strategy for 2011. Listen to the interview recorded at Coverings 2011 to hear more.
March 18, 2011—Michael Johnson, Professor with the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and Kemp Harr discuss how he designs with tile, what it's like to be a recent graduate with a degree in architecture and why tile makes a great flooring surface.
March 17, 2011—Frank Douglas, Vice President of Business Development for Tennessee tile firm Crossville, and Kemp Harr, recorded at Coverings 2011, discuss Crossville's 25th anniversary in the industry and the firm's history of being the first domestic producer of large unit porcelain tile. Listen as Douglas talks about Crossville's new products, its business outlook, and some of the company's recent innovations.